Packer&#39;s collapsible paper holder



Oct. 13,1925- 1.5 .7 W. H. HARDY PNCKERS COLLAPS IBLE PAPER HOLDER FiledSept. 29'. 1923 Y INVENTOR MM? imp? ATTORNEY Patente UNITED STATESPATENT WILIBUR H. HARDY, or FREEWATER, oimeon;

PACKERS COLLAPSIBLE PA PER HOLDER.

Application filed September 29, 1923. Serial No. 685,605.

To'all whom z'tmay concern:

Be it known that I, WILBUR H. HARDY, a citizen of the United States,residing, at Freewater, in the county of Umatilla and State of Oregon,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packers C01-lapsible Paper Holders, of which-the following is a specification.

This invention relates to packers collapsible its objects to provide apaper holder that is paper holders and has as one of adaptable tovarious conditions of service.

Another object of the invention is to provide a aper holder that willremain substantial y horizontal under varying conditions therebyretaining the paper wrappers in a proper position for use.

- A further objectof the invention is to provide a paper'holder that maybe accommo dated A further object of the invention is to to varyingconditions.

provide a p-aper holder that is collapsible.

With

reference is now had to the accompanying I these and other objects inview drawings in whichis a perspective view of the device;

Fig. 2 1s a ,slde elevation showing one adaptation of the device;

I 'the' devi method -Fig. 6

is -an end elevation of the device another adaptation;

is a plan view of the device and is mental View to Fig. 3;

is a sectional view of a fragment of ce and box and shows attachinginterchangeable brace r I Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a needle holder;i

holder v Fig. 9

Fig. 8 is a rear elevation of a needle is a rear elevation'ofa modifiedform of needle holder;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of a fragment of a nee ment dle holdershowingspring attach- 1s anenlarged side elevation of an.

front side remaining open for the-With- V drawal of paper wrappers 5that will normally rest on the plate 2.

The plate is provided with a depending lip 6 on its open side and is forthe purpose of hookingonto the side ofa box 7, to be packed, and ispositioned on the open side as this side must needs open on the box sideas the papers are drawn. toward the ,box in Wrapping, in a manner to beexplained. The lip may be a separate piece and suitably attached to theplate or may be made liBntegral therewith, as shown plainly intransportation orother purposes, the plate 2 is provided with turnededges8 designed to register with complemental turned edges 9 on thesidepieces 3. Corresponding edges pieces are also provided with turned edgesSand the corners formed by the juncture of these pieces are secured bycorner irons 10 which are provided with complemental edges 9 that engagethe turned edges 8 of the back and sides.

- The holder is back 4 into place by means ofv the above mentionededges, then sliding theside pieces 3 into place with their ends restingagainst the ends of the back so that the-back is prevented from lateralmovement by the side being identical with. the edges menassembled bysliding the e g a That the holder 1 may be collapsed, for

pieces, hence is locked in place, and the corners are then joined by thecorner irons 10 which are similarly moved into place, when a rigid andsubstantial holder is formed.

Now, by Withdrawing the corner irons, the side pieces, and the back inthe order named, the holder will be collapsed and may be folded into asmall package.

While this method provides removably mounted side's it is obvious thatother means such as hinges (not shown) would provide for collapsing thedevice and hence any means of collapsing the holder coining within thescope of the claims may beused. A

On the under side of the plate is a guide 11 designed to receive eitherleg, 12 and 13 respectively, of an interchangeable brace 14. Thisbrace-is formed preferably of flat material and is bent in the shape ofa right angled triangle, having one of its bends 15 a right angle andthe other bend at an approximate angle of 60 degrees. The ends 17 of thelegs remain open so that either leg may be easily inserted in the guide,by which means the brace is made interchangeable, and with the leg l2inserted in the guide the brace will support the holder against aninclined side of a box, and with the leg 13 inserted the brace willsupport the holder against a vertical side of a box.

In both cases the brace coacts with the lip 6, the latter hooking overthe edge 18 of the box, as above explained, and the brace supporting theholder against the side of the box.

The end 19 of the guide is positioned back from the lip substantiallythe thickness of the box and to provide for insertion or withdrawal ofthe brace a recess 20 is cut in the lip 6 through which the brace maypass. Hence the brace may be slidably and removably mounted on the platand may be interchanged as various conditions of service may require,

A guide 21 is also attached to the backi and provides for a needleholder 22 that is slidably and removably mounted therein.

The needle holder consists of a single wire 23 curved as at 24, andeither b'en't upon itself, as at. 25, or flattened as at 26, the object.in ei'th'eror" the. latter cases being to provide a shoulder 27Wherewith to. support one end of a spring 28, which will be presentlyexplained, and to provide a flattened piece that will slidein the guideand at the same time prevent the needle holder from rotating in theguide.

The opposite end of the needleholder is slotted, as at 29, to receive aneedle 30 and a nut 31-threadedly engages the end of the needle holderand contracts the prongs 32 and thus secures the needle in place, in theusual manner of such securing means.

The spring 28 above mentoned is provided with a loop 83 at its bottomend which loop is engaged by a tit or projecting piece 34 attached to ormade a part of the guide 21. By this means a constant downward pressureis maintained on the needle 30, the pressure being suflicient to forcethe point of the needle through a few of the upper sheets of wrappingpaper 5.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim 1.. In a paper holder, a plate, provided with depending lip on oneof its sides, collapsibljy mounted sides and back pieces attached tosaid plates, an interchangeablebrace removably mounted on the under sideof said plate and positioned to coact with said lip to support saidholder, and a needle holder removably mounted in said back.

2. In a paper holder, a holder having one of its sides open and providedwith a depending lip formed on saidopen side, with its sidesslidablyandremovably attached to said holder, an interchangeable brace removablyattached. to thebottom of said holder and positioned to coact with saidlip to support said holder, and a needle holder removably and operablyattached to one of said sides.

In a paper holder,,a holder comprising aplate, side pieces slidablymounted on said plate to form three sides therefore, a depending lipattached to one side of said plate, an interchangeable brace removablyattached to said plateand positioned to coact with said lip to supportsaid holder, and a needle holder removably and operably attached to oneof said sides,

a. In a paper holder, a holder comprising a plate, a back slidablymounted on said plate, side pieces slida'bly mounted on said plate, saidside pieces positioned to lock said back in place, a lip depending fromthe open side of said holder, an interchangeable brace removablyattached tosaid plate andpositioned to coact with said lipito supportthe holder, and a needle hojlderremovably and operably attachedto saidback.

5. In a paper holder, a holder-comprising a plate, a back slidablymounted on said plate, side pieces slidably mounted on said plate, saidside pieces positioned to lock said back in place, slidingly mountedcorner irons joining the corners formed by the juncture of said back andsidepieces, a lip depending from one side of said holder, aninterchangeable brace removably attached to said plate and positioned tocoact with said lip to support said holder, and a needle holderremovably and operably attached to said back,

In apaper holder, a holder comprising a plate and provided withadepending lip, slidingly mounted SlClQS attached to; said plate, aninterchangeable brace slidingly mounted on said plate and positionedtocoact with said lip to support said holder, and

a needleholder slidingly mounted on one of said sides.

7. In a paper holder, the combination of a holder having one of itssides open and a depending lip formed on said open side, aninterchangeable brace attached to the bottom of said holder andpositioned to coact with said lip to support said holder, and a needleholder operably attached to said holder op- 1 posite to said open side.

8. In a paper holder, the combination of a holder having one of itssides open with a depending lip formed on said open side, and with itsother sides collapsibly mounted on said holder, an interchangeable braceremovably attached to said holder and positioned to coact with said lipto support said holder, and a needle holder operably attached to one ofsaid sides.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILBUR H. HARDY.

